Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Nim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp).

Description: This man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spy business.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (120 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. Hematite (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).